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Accident and Emergency Unit for KATH
ready by early 2008
Kumasi, Dec. 22, Ghanadot/GNA - Doctor Anthony Nsiah-Asare,
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Komfo Anokye Teaching
Hospital (KATH) has hinted that, the Accident and Emergency
Unit of the hospital would be completed by the first quarter
of next year.
He explained that the Unit would cater for patients from the
Northern Sector of the country, adding that, about 85 to 90
percent of the projects started by the hospital were near
completion.
The CEO said this on Friday in Kumasi, at the annual
thanksgiving service of the hospital as well as refreshing
the tight-scheduled workers of the hospital after their hard
work during the year.
In attendance were the Departmental Heads, Doctors, Nurses,
Supporting Staff and other stakeholders who were entertained
with songs, Bible readings and sermon.
Dr. Nsiah-Asare stated that, the hospital was also marked
out by the Ministries of Health and Communication for a
pilot study for Tele-Medicines to enhance the provision of
quality health care delivery to Ghanaians.
He stressed that the hospital was selected based on the
existence of certain infrastructure at the centre for the
programme.
The CEO did not hide his joy when he said that, the
selection would enable the hospital to come first among the
other health facilities in the nation in the next few tears.
Dr. Nsiah-Asare congratulated the staff for their hard work
but quickly added that a slight change in their attitudes
towards work would enable them to attain excellence.
Mr. Osei-Assibey Antwi, Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister in
a speech read for him, praised the staff of the hospital for
not embarking on strike actions but used dialogues in
resolving issues affecting them.
He cited an example where the lives of 132 out of the 135
victims of the Asokwa gas explosion were saved when they
were rushed in at the time when a lot of health centres were
closed because of their strike actions.
The Deputy Regional Minister again thanked the hospital
officials for their efforts which enabled eight children to
benefit from free heart surgery.
He urged them to always put patients ahead of other
priorities, especially during the Ghana 2008 and the
campaigning periods when casualties may occur.
The Reverend Father Samuel Opoku-Sarkodie, Chaplain of the
hospital charged Ghanaians to live committed lives in order
to accomplish the purpose for which they were created.
He encouraged them to work hard towards peace, stability and
justice to promote the development of the country.
Intercessory prayers were said for the nation, the hospital
and the sick.
GNA
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